11 holiday dates and 1 substitute day off in 2026; 11 of these 12 days fall on a weekday. The 11 federal holidays set by 5 U.S.C. 6103.
United States public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Monday 19 January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday 16 February
Washington's Birthday
Monday 25 May
Memorial Day
Friday 19 June
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Friday 3 July
Independence Day day off in lieu
Saturday 4 July
Independence Day
Monday 7 September
Labor Day
Monday 12 October
Columbus Day
Wednesday 11 November
Veterans Day
Thursday 26 November
Thanksgiving Day
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the United States holidays page. Other years: 2027.
Long weekends in 2026
3 days: Saturday 17 January – Monday 19 January (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
3 days: Saturday 14 February – Monday 16 February (Washington's Birthday)
3 days: Saturday 23 May – Monday 25 May (Memorial Day)
3 days: Friday 19 June – Sunday 21 June (Juneteenth National Independence Day)
3 days: Friday 3 July – Sunday 5 July (Independence Day)
3 days: Saturday 5 September – Monday 7 September (Labor Day)
3 days: Saturday 10 October – Monday 12 October (Columbus Day)
3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
Take Friday 27 November off → 4 days, Thursday 26 November – Sunday 29 November (Thanksgiving Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
4
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
5
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
8
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
9
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
14
30
31
April 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27
28
29
30
May 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
18
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
27
1
2
3
4
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
31
1
2
32
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31
September 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
49
30
December 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
53
28
29
30
31
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management — Federal Holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.